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Oasis

I didn't really appreciate Oasis when they were still together. But since I saw Liam at the Manchester concert, I've been listening to a lot of their songs. It's not just mellow pop music. They have a lot of harder stuff too with epic guitar solos. My favorite tracks are Live Forever, Some Might Say, Stand By Me, Don't Go Away, Don't Look Back in Anger, and All Around the World. Their videos are very creative and innovative. They were ahead of their time. One of my friends said the first time he heard Oasis he thought it was John Lennon. They voices are kinda similar.

Just want to stop in and say that Oasis is one of my favorite bands of all time, and the never-ending shit show between the Gallagher brothers is also one of my favorite things.

It is undeniable that Noel endlessly rips off classic songs from the past, and Oasis catch hell for it, but honestly James Murphy does the exact same thing with the same results. Noel is one fucking HELL of a song-writer.

Just want to stop in and say that Oasis is one of my favorite bands of all time, and the never-ending shit show between the Gallagher brothers is also one of my favorite things.

It is undeniable that Noel endlessly rips off classic songs from the past, and Oasis catch hell for it, but honestly James Murphy does the exact same thing with the same results. Noel is one fucking HELL of a song-writer.

Which brother wins for their post-Oasis work? I listened to the Beady Eye album once and enjoyed it.

Which brother wins for their post-Oasis work? I listened to the Beady Eye album once and enjoyed it.

Noel by a long shot. High Flying Birds' two albums were both pretty damn enjoyable. The second album from them even had a couple of tracks that sounded like they'd have been Oasis tracks if Lliam had sang on them. But Lliam's voice sounds like shit now, and as a solo artist it's painfully obvious that Noel is the better of the two.

Noel by a long shot. High Flying Birds' two albums were both pretty damn enjoyable. The second album from them even had a couple of tracks that sounded like they'd have been Oasis tracks if Lliam had sang on them. But Lliam's voice sounds like shit now, and as a solo artist it's painfully obvious that Noel is the better of the two.

I like the High Flying Birds better than Beady Eye. I prefer Noel's voice over Liam's.
It reminds me of when my friends and I used to compare Tom Delonge to Mark Hoppus.

@Boots, thanks for starting this thread. I've been going over their catalog and have been on a bit of an Oasis kick. I'm not a huge Brit-pop/rock guy, but they were an awesome band. First two albums have held up really well.

This might be better suited for the Controversial Music Opinions thread, but I feel very strongly about the following. If you swapped out "Little James" and "Sunday Morning Call" for "Let's All Make Believe" and "Full On", then Standing On The Shoulder Of Giants immediately becomes the best Oasis record. Considering that the latter tracks were recorded during the same sessions, this very well could have been a reality had Noel found a better editor.

PS- Little James was the first song Liam ever wrote for Oasis. So as shitty as it is, there was no way it wasn't making the final track list.

This might be better suited for the Controversial Music Opinions thread, but I feel very strongly about the following. If you swapped out "Little James" and "Sunday Morning Call" for "Let's All Make Believe" and "Full On", then Standing On The Shoulder Of Giants immediately becomes the best Oasis record. Considering that the latter tracks were recorded during the same sessions, this very well could have been a reality had Noel found a better editor.

PS- Little James was the first song Liam ever wrote for Oasis. So as shitty as it is, there was no way it wasn't making the final track list.

Interesting take. I like it. I actually really enjoy Little James, but Sunday Morning Call is very forgettable. I'm gonna have to try this out.

I don't live in the UK. I was born after the Beatles broke up. Oasis are my Beatles. People have been comparing Noel and Liam's solo projects to John and Paul's post-Beatles work. Liam has a son named Lennon. The Beatles were an enormous influence on him. Oasis used to fill up huge stadiums, especially in their hometown. They were like the 90s version of Coldplay. This is for people like me who never saw them live and probably never will:

My sense is, State-side, their isn't a whole lot of fandom, but in the U.K. they are like the Beatles.

Thoughts?

I don't exactly remember but they were being played in the top 40 and modern rock charts. Especially in the latter a lot as they were also on MTV a lot during the mid-90s during the days of Morning Glory. I remember a SNL sketch with Mike Myers as the host where Parliament was arguing while all agreeing that the best band in the world was Oasis. I don't think they were as big as Bush at that time as there was so much at the time that was big like 2Pac, Biggie, Mariah, Boyz II Men, Hootie, Dave Matthews, and Garth Brooks.